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June 30, 2013 Q: I know the entire Heat Nation is zoned in on Greg Oden, but there are some old vets on this summer's free-agent list that could also help this team and could be an upgrade. I like Lamar Odom and maybe kick the tires with Elton Brand. It would give the Heat some versatility and a post game, something we don't have in the bench right now, a different dimension. I think a long shot also is Samuel Dalembert (due to his love for chasing the dollars in the past)

Heat guard Norris Cole watches film of his games on almost a daily basis. It allows opportunities to detect any problems. After a summer of examining video, he came to one conclusion. The part of his game that needs most development is being more aggressive offensively. Cole said Monday he wants to become more of a scoring threat. "We had so many playmakers [last year] that there were times I deferred to let those guys make the plays," Cole said. "They were great at it….

July 18, 2014 Q: As Dan Gilbert prepares to let LeBron James' inner circle overtake his franchise again, and amidst reports that Pat Riley and Micky Arison were holding the line on how they wanted the Heat organization to be run, which is the right approach? -- David, Staten Island. A: The reality is that when you can wield the type of power that LeBron can, you have no choice but to capitulate. While the reasoning for James taking a two-year deal from the Cavaliers has been the greater cut of television money that should be available in the 2016 offseason, I think it's because with the one-year opt out, he can continue to hold the hammer against management, at least present the threat of possibly leaving.

Miami Heat forward LeBron James was in the holiday spirit for Friday's home opener against the Orlando Magic. With this being Halloween weekend, James sported a fanged mouthguard during the game. James, who taken a more serious approach this season, decided once again to show his humorous side. Recently, he's been questioned about his stern attitude. James denied it by saying he continues to have fun on the court. The King's mouth gaurd was the talk of hoops bloggers and tweeters everywhere.

The new LeBronJames.com is up and running. Launched Tuesday night, in time for the start of the highly-anticipated 2010-11 NBA season, the site offers information on the new Miami Heat forward's Ohio background, basketball, training, lifestyle and community and charitable activities. It's got great illustrations and plenty of photos and videos and even his music playlists. "This website is very important to me, and I had a lot of ideas and provided feedback every step of the way," James said in a statement.

A day after earning all-league honors defensively, Miami Heat forward LeBron James was awarded the inevitable. James received 118 of a possible 120 votes to earn First Team All-NBA honors, the league announced Thursday. James has been selected to the team six times in his nine-year career, including the last five seasons. James, who won his third regular-season most valuable player trophy, completed one of the best seasons in league history. He was the league's third-leading scorer at 27.1 points a game and averaged a team-high 6.2 assists.

Are South Floridians focused on the economy? The situation in the Middle East? Benghazi? Rick Scott's money? Charlie Crist's latest flip-flop? No, no, no, no. no. All they care about is LeBron. At least, that's all you hear on TV, radio, or see in the newspapers. LeBron, LeBron, LeBron. Is he staying with the Heat? Is he going to Cleveland? Is he going off to be a monk somewhere with Ricky Williams (Google him if you don't remember him). I have no inside knowledge.

Miami Heat forward LeBron James started Wednesday night against the Indiana Pacers. After being listed as a game-time decision, James announced pregtame he would be in the lineup. James is dealing with a sprained ankle he sustained Monday against the Utah Jazz. There was concern James would not play after he missed the morning shootaround. Heat coach said Erik Spoelstra and team athletic trainer Jay Sabol made a final evaluation before tip-off. "I'm nowhere near 100 percent, obviously," James said.

As he sat in a folding chair just outside of the locker room at AmericanAirlines Arena, Danny Granger surprisingly did not have the look of someone who had been consistently blindsided. And yet, how could he possibly have seen so much of this coming? Training camp tends to be a whirlwind for most newcomers, an adjustment of living space, lifestyle, livelihood. And then there is the former All-Star 31-year-old swingman. Over a five-month span he found himself a member of four NBA teams.

Dwyane Wade said Saturday sitting out 28 games last season is an approach he believes has to be reevaluated. "Last year," he said after the first session of training camp at AmericanAirlines Arena, "we tried something and I wasn't comfortable with it, either. " But that doesn't mean Wade thinks the maintenance plan designed by the training and coaching staffs to ease fatigue on his chronically troublesome knees was necessarily a failure. "It almost worked.

The tangible emptiness that accompanied LeBron James' free-agency departure to the Cleveland Cavaliers has been filled with a creative void on the eve of Miami Heat training camp. "I'm looking at this as a blank canvas," coach Erik Spoelstra said Friday at media day at AmericanAirlines Arena, with his team to open camp Saturday. "We're looking forward to this challenge. "That team, that chapter is closed. Going back to that? My mind is so far from that. We're reinvigorated by this process.

It has been a while since nametags were necessary for the Miami Heat's media day. For the past four years, it was nothing but known quantities, with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh flanked by established NBA veterans, no need for neophytes to be walking through those doors. James Jones, Rashard Lewis, Roger Mason Jr., Juwan Howard, Eddy Curry, Eddie House and, yes, Michael Beasley and Greg Oden. It didn't matter if they were going to play -- and most didn't.

Erik Spoelstra has entered training camp the past two seasons with a mantra of "letting go," that even from NBA championships, you have to move on. Saturday, when training camp opens at AmericanAirlines Arena, the Miami Heat will have no other choice. Because there is no alternative. With LeBron James' free-agency departure to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the 2014-15 Heat can't help but look decidedly different than the past four seasons, when June meant an annual appointment in the NBA Finals.

Winning the award for the top Eastern Conference coach in December should have been enough for the Miami Heat's Erik Spoelstra. Just in case there were doubters, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James jumped to their coach's side after Tuesday's victory against the Milwaukee Bucks. It was the Heat's 19th win in 20 games, but Spoelstra continues to fight the notion he is simply coaching a talented team led by James, Wade and Chris Bosh. Not so says the players. They credit Spoelstra for playing an integral role in the Heat's turnaround, going from 9-8 to the second-best record in the conference.

Miami Heat forward LeBron James offered clarity Friday when it came to his comments Thursday about one day perhaps returning as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. In advance of Friday night's game at Quicken Loans Arena, James said there should be no concern in South Florida about his commitment to the Heat or imminent concern about the possibility he could opt out of his contract in the 2014 offseason. "Nah, they shouldn't be worried at all," he said. "I love the fans in Miami and I'm here.

By Shandel Richardson and South Florida Sun-Sentinel, September 24, 2014

It seems like so long ago when Miami Heat center Chris Bosh claimed he was done playing in the post. Last May he said his time on the low block was in the past. In his words, "I don't bang anybody anymore. " It was his way of saying he was no longer a presence in the paint. Four months later, things have changed. The backtracking process has begun. A revamped roster, highlighted by the departure of LeBron James, has Bosh once again thinking about playing with his back to the basket.